HELSINKI -- Yegor Korshkov had the eventual winner and added an assist as Russia advanced to the final of the world junior hockey championship with a 2-1 victory over the United States on Monday.
Russia will face host Finland in the tournament's gold-medal game on Tuesday.
The Finns advanced to the final after hanging on to beat Sweden 2-1 earlier Monday.
Pavel Kraskovski also scored for Russia and Ilya Samsonov made 26 saves for the win
Christian Dvorak scored for the United States, which will face Sweden on Tuesday afternoon in the bronze-medal game. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 31 shots.
Dvorak opened the scoring that the 9:03 mark of the first period. He swatted in a cross-crease pass from linemate Sonny Milano.
Kraskovski knocked in a rebound from just outside the crease to tie it 1-1 for Russia at the 15:08 mark of the second period.
Korshkov gave Russia a 2-1 lead minutes later, pushing the puck between Nedeljkovic's foot and the near post.
That goal stood as the winner after a scoreless third period.
